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CPU overclock temp issues

CPU overclock temp issues

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kaylaroe22
Junior Member
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10-30-2016, 06:59 AM
#1
Hi,
I'm currently using an i7 4770k and attempting to overclock it. The CPU is getting quite hot, even with the Corsair H110i water cooler installed. I've swapped the fans for Thermaltake Rings Plus RGB fans. Could these fans not be providing enough power to cool the radiator? I'm sitting at 1.15 volts on Vcore and under Prime95 stress testing, I'm seeing temperatures between 80-90 degrees on my Corsair link.
Could this be related to the fans, or is there another issue like poor thermal paste adhesion? Also, do you think the temperature readings are accurate?
Any advice would be really appreciated.
Thanks.
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kaylaroe22
10-30-2016, 06:59 AM #1

Hi,
I'm currently using an i7 4770k and attempting to overclock it. The CPU is getting quite hot, even with the Corsair H110i water cooler installed. I've swapped the fans for Thermaltake Rings Plus RGB fans. Could these fans not be providing enough power to cool the radiator? I'm sitting at 1.15 volts on Vcore and under Prime95 stress testing, I'm seeing temperatures between 80-90 degrees on my Corsair link.
Could this be related to the fans, or is there another issue like poor thermal paste adhesion? Also, do you think the temperature readings are accurate?
Any advice would be really appreciated.
Thanks.

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Bankshot1425
Member
148
11-16-2016, 09:49 PM
#2
the 4770K faced temperature problems because the TIM Intel used was of poor quality. In many situations, removing the heatsink was necessary to overclock while maintaining lower temperatures on that CPU. The fans don't spin as fast as Corsair models, reaching up to 1500rpm, which should suffice. Verify the temperatures using hwinfo; it might be beneficial to re-seat the cooler with a new TIM layer.
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Bankshot1425
11-16-2016, 09:49 PM #2

the 4770K faced temperature problems because the TIM Intel used was of poor quality. In many situations, removing the heatsink was necessary to overclock while maintaining lower temperatures on that CPU. The fans don't spin as fast as Corsair models, reaching up to 1500rpm, which should suffice. Verify the temperatures using hwinfo; it might be beneficial to re-seat the cooler with a new TIM layer.

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zMinatoPvP_
Junior Member
46
11-18-2016, 02:38 AM
#3
the 4770K faced temperature problems because the TIM Intel provided was of poor quality. In many situations, removing the heatsink was necessary to achieve higher overclocks while maintaining lower temperatures on that processor. The fans don't spin as fast as Corsair models, reaching up to 1500rpm, which should suffice. Verify the temperatures using hwinfo; it might be beneficial to re-seat the cooler with a new TIM layer.
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zMinatoPvP_
11-18-2016, 02:38 AM #3

the 4770K faced temperature problems because the TIM Intel provided was of poor quality. In many situations, removing the heatsink was necessary to achieve higher overclocks while maintaining lower temperatures on that processor. The fans don't spin as fast as Corsair models, reaching up to 1500rpm, which should suffice. Verify the temperatures using hwinfo; it might be beneficial to re-seat the cooler with a new TIM layer.

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mayoric
Junior Member
11
11-24-2016, 07:05 PM
#4
Thank you for that, I will reapply some arctic silver, perhaps too much at first.
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mayoric
11-24-2016, 07:05 PM #4

Thank you for that, I will reapply some arctic silver, perhaps too much at first.

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Draker59
Member
126
11-25-2016, 08:33 AM
#5
Verify your pump speed in the Corsair link. It often defaults to low speed. Changing it to performance mode in the link can significantly improve results.
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Draker59
11-25-2016, 08:33 AM #5

Verify your pump speed in the Corsair link. It often defaults to low speed. Changing it to performance mode in the link can significantly improve results.